Gene Simmons has slammed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over their decision to only induct the four original members of KISS.

Rashad Owens, a 22-year man from the Austin suburb of Killeen, has been named as the driver of the car that plowed into a crowded Austin street killing two people in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Steven Craenmerh of MassiveMusic, Amsterdam has been confirmed as one of the victims of the SXSW massacre that killed two and injured a further 23 people.

Austin Police has yet to name the man who drove into a crowded Austin street killing two and injuring 23 during SXSW on Thursday. Police cannot name the suspect until he has been formerly charged.

Neil Young targeted $800,000 in funding from Kickstarter for his Pono digital music player. It has now passed $2 million in just 24 hours.

The drunk driver who drove into a crowd of SXSW delegates in Austin, Tx early Thursday morning has been charged with two counts of Capital Murder and now face the death penalty under Texas law.

Tame Impala have recorded a cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger In Moscow’ … just for the fun of it.

Spandau Ballet, featuring the original line-up of Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman, John Keeble, performed for the first time in 29 years in the USA at SXSW in Austin, Tx on Wednesday night.

Austin Police have advised that streets between 9th and 12th on Red River will remain closed this morning following the early morning tragedy where two people lost their lives after a car collided with the SXSW crowd around 12:30am.

Damon Albarn launched his first solo album Everyday Robots at SXSW in Austin, Tx on Wednesday night and gave the crowd a few songs from his other bands.

Sounds Australia, Australia’s artist representatives at SXSW, have confirmed that no Australian’s were killed or injured in the SXSW tragedy which claimed two lives in Austin, Tx early this morning.

Austin Police are calling for anyone who witnessed the horrific incident when a driver killed two people on Red River, Austin to contact them.

Kylie Minogue, Morgan Evans and Sunnyboys all release albums this week. Wendy Matthews and Marcia Hines have new singles.

Two people are dead, five are in a critical condition and 23 people have been injured in a tragic accident at SXSW.

Michael Chugg, one of Australia’s most respected concert promoters, has clocked up 50 years in the music biz.

The Rolling Stones dropped the banned songs ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Honky Tonk Women’ from their Shanghai setlist on Wednesday night despite playing them earlier in the week in Macau.

Lady Gaga’s showcase at SXSW in Austin, Tx this week is a complete sell-out and by that I don’t mean all tickets have been sold, I mean she has sold-out to a corporate sponsor.

Johnny Cash 'She Used To Love Me A Lot' has a new music video.

Neil Young’s investor pitch SXSW presentation came to an embarrassing halt when CEO John Hamm failed to answer a simple question … “what’s your cut?”.

The estate of the late Eric Carr is taking legal action against Kiss for unpaid royalties but Paul Stanley says the lawsuit is a scam.

The Rolling Stones have confirmed more shows, announcing they will perform at the Pinkpop Festival in Holland and TW Classic Festival in Belgium in June.

Melbourne’s iconic Yah Yah’s music venue has been bought by Melbourne’s icon music venue Cherry Bar.

Russell Morris has gathered an impressive list of famous friends to play on his new album ‘Van Dieman’s Land’.

Coldplay launched their new album ‘Ghost Stories’ with a one-hour showcase performance at SXSW in Austin, Tx on Tuesday night.

Pharrell Williams’ shows last week at Future Music Festival and his many media interviews around the country seem to have cemented him at the top of the Australian charts for a possible tenth week with his infectious track “Happy”.

Katy Perry has added more shows around Australia with an 8th Melbourne show and a 6th Sydney show on sale today.

Cat Stevens is the latest artist to withdraw from his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Beck has added ten new tour dates to the five festival appearances he has scheduled in 2014.

Neil Young says venture-capital companies didn’t get his new music device Pono because they couldn’t “own it” so he has taken it to the people.

Keith Richards will publish his second book later this year. ‘Gus & Me: The Story Of My Granddad And My First Guitar’ will be a children’s book.